The Met Office has issued weather warnings with 70mph winds set to batter Britain.
Storm Bert, the second storm of the year, was named yesterday by the national forecaster, who reported that there would be heavy snowfall and rain as well as fast winds across the country this weekend.
There are weather warnings in place on Saturday covering southwest England, Wales, Northern Ireland, north England, and all of Scotland. They are mostly yellow for rain, snow and wind.
There is one amber weather warning in place over the Grampians in Scotland for snow and ice, warning of powercuts, travel delays, impassable paths and slip risks.
The UK Health Security Agency has also issued amber and yellow Cold Health Alerts covering the whole of England. The amber are from the midlands and East Anglia northwards, south of this are yellow warnings.
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